Sam Fender has given the full amount of his £25k honor prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to save the UK's small live music spots.
He was presented with the cheque on 16 October as his new release his work was named the top album of the past year.
Fender has opted to give the cash to the MVT, in recognition of the crucial part grassroots venues had in his beginning days.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing this success if it hadn't been for all the shows I performed around the region, and further afield, when I was starting out," stated Sam Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – about 16% of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, major artists like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its attempts to support the industry, by adding a modest fee to their ticket costs, which goes to help local stages.
He also participated, raising in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to help 38 local spots across Britain.
The donation helped locations that were dealing with imminent closure due to issues arising from floods, blazes and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and sound issues.
Other venues obtained financial assistance in upgrading facilities and sound and lighting systems that helped artists and fans.
"The notion that revenue from performances in large arenas supports the independent spots, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just logical," Fender has said.
He is far from the only musician to donate his award winnings to charitable organizations.
When they received the prize in 1996 for their record their work, vocalist the singer stated that the group would give their winnings to the charity the charity.
That year, artist the artist shared her prize across several good causes, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I donated a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they required updated gear," the artist explained to the media.
In recent years, they gave their funds to the local youth club that developed their act, as well as other local music groups.
Additionally 1994 winners M People gave their prize to a MS organization after a close contact was found to have the condition.
"Winning was sufficient," said artist Small. "The cash was the bonus but we could do without the cherry, because we had the cake. So our success impacted the lives of others."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had rescued several small stages in that region, by placing them under public stewardship.
One venue in that area and the second in the city were purchased under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is supported by the arts council and supporters who acquire "ownership units" in the properties.
